The test was chosen by the physician and is considered a good determinant for any mental decline. All the questions are on one page. http://dementia.ie/images/uploads/site-images/MoCA-Test-English_7_1.pdf It is also been sensitively designed so that it does “not falsely label someone who is normal as being impaired”. The MoCA has been found to be useful to detect … Read more
This is really over the top. The link is here – (Human) Wasteland – and there's a drop down box "about" with some articles and resource information on helping the homeless in San Francisco. There is a brief article here – For those who have maintained that San Francisco is full of . . . … Read more
So by way of background reminder, Spiderman is the daughter (oops, son) of Dusty and sister of Toby. Spiderman & Toby’s father (may he rest in peace) is Chili. Once Chili departed for Chin-heaven the basic family decision was – no more baby Chins. HOWEVER, a few months ago, Brigid and Joe went back on … Read more
A short and somewhat amusing review. I’ve excerpted the beginning and ending paragraphs below the link, since there is a paywall. The reviewer is Barton Swaim. Michael Wolff has done what the rest of us chump writers can only dream of: He has gotten himself and his book denounced by a sitting U.S. president on … Read more
Pretty cool – being promoted (fundraiser of course) by a group called “No labels” that tries to be non-partisan.
He was born today in 1892. The picture below is of him in 1916 when he was in the British army and 24 years old. He had a very difficult childhood; father died when he was very young and mother converted to Catholicism, was disowned by her family and then died of diabetes when he … Read more
Here’s the possible guide book for the next two years – a Christmas gift from Brigid. After a disappointing 2017 in terms of gettin’ out there, my hiking buddy Jeanne Marie and I would like to step it up. The book cover view is from Bear Mountain. We have already done a few of these … Read more
His point: In the quest to be nice, we marginalize the true meaning of Christmas.
To a great 2018! (Gin & tonic, a day or two ago.)
These are all from some of my past Christmas postings. A Botticelli, Lifted from Michelle Malkin’s weblog. Merry Christmas!